Cytomel effects
Common Questions and Answers about Cytomel effects
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After taking synthroid for 30 plus years for cold nodular, I had a TT on 12/9 due to thyroid cancer being found. Took Cytomel through the holidays and then went on low iodine diet for the last two weeks. I go for blood work tomorrow and am suppose to get first RAI pill on Monday, body scan on Tues and treatment which is a larger dose of iodine later in the week.
I am now on the Synthroid with Cytomel and doing great. When I first had my TT last year, I tried the Synthroid without the Cytomel and sis terribly.. now that I added the T3.. its working good. I feel better now than I have in a very long time!! Even on the Armour!
Hope this helps!
I could not tolerate the added cytomel. Had every hyper symptom and lost 12 pounds in two weeks. I stopped cytomel, and after 3 days I have tried to resume the 137 MCG of tirosint. I have been on this increased dose for 8 days. I am experiencing exhaustion, muscle aches, racing heart and anxiety with major crying spells. Should I just try to ride this out? I was no where near hyper in labs on this dose before. Is this just my body adjusting?
I would like to know if changing from half of .25 synthroid to .5 of cytomel causes my hair to become britol and break off? I was on half of the synthroid I mentioned, and my level was at a 4. The Dr. thought it should go lower so she put me on .5 of Cytomel. I noticed the weight around my middle seemed to have trimmed down some. I teach aerobics and really didn't have any of side effects except did get tired if I did too much.
Perhaps I got it wrong. But my daughter's on the cytomel and the question remains the same.
I was recently put on Cytomel .5 added with my Synthroid 150mcg. I am having nausea in the evening with upset stomach. Could the Cytomel be causing this?
Well, the initial surge of energy most experience with starting T3 is not necessarily a good thing. Its actually a medicine induced hyper state that wears off as the body adjusts and hopefully turns into an alert but calmness feeling. If the cytomel does not give you any negative side effects, maybe that's a sign that good side effects are on the way.
Changing to natural, no matter what the brand takes a while to get used to, that period is not initially comfortable either.
I would say that any hypo type symptoms you have are not side effects of the dose increase, but are due to inadequate level of Free T3, compounded by excessive Reverse T3. Many of us have found that we needed Free T4 to be at least mid-range, and Free T3 to be in the upper part of its range, and adjusted from there as needed to relieve symptoms.
Do the damaging effects of Amiodarone on the thyroid stop when THE MEDICINE IS STOPPED OR ARE THEY PERMANENT?
In 2007, apparently for a prolonged QT I was hospitalized, given 1600mg amio and then 200 daily. 15 months later another cardiologist found I had a TSH of 38. She brought it down to normal in three months with levothyroxine and put me on propafenone. Ever since tests have been normal with FT3 a bit low in 20s and 30s but within he range.
I have taken Cytomel or a generic for a number of years without any identified issue with it. From what I have read Cytomel is the only med with no known side effects. The symptoms that people report when taking it are most likely due to inadequate levels of Free T4 and/or Free T3, low B12, low D, or low ferritin. And of course you are now aware of the need for cortisol levels to be optimal, in order to successfully take T3 meds.
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